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Altenew 10 Year Anniversary Hop & Giveaway

Hi crafty friends! So excited to be hopping with Altenew today for day 1 of their 10 Year Anniversary Hop & Giveaway. There’s over $3,500 total in prizes, so make sure to hop along for a chance to win!

Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folder of The Month February 2024

Hi crafty friends! I think we all know by now that I can’t resist a 3D Embossing Folder. They’re perfect to add texture to any card, but I think they work particularly well for clean and simple designs.

Spellbinders Small Die of The Month February 2024

Hi crafty friends! Better late than never I suppose. The new Spellbinders clubs have been available for a little while now and they still are, so here’s some fun Easter and spring inspiration with the small die of the month.

Spellbinders Large Die of The Month February 2024

Hi crafty friends! I’m a little late with the Spellbinders subscription clubs for February, but there’s still plenty of time for you to get them, so no worries!

Spellbinders BetterPress of The Month February 2024

Hi crafty friends! This February club kit might just be my favorite. I absolutely adore hummingbird images, and if you subscribe to the Deluxe Caboodle club, you’ll get a completely exclusive hummingbird as well!

Bee-Cause

Hi crafty friends! So happy to be back today with this simple card. This features a new 3D embossing folder from Spellbinders that’s perfect for backgrounds, but I thought I’d make it the focal point of the card this time around.

Having Fun with Pinkfresh

Hi crafty friends! Ever since I started collaborating with more brands, I haven’t had much time or energy to just make some cards for the fun of it. Let’s change that!

Spellbinders Wax Seals and BetterPress

If you want to go above and beyond for someone and create an especially elegant card, you’re reading the right blog post. Wax seals are all the rage again, bringing elegance from yonder years back in your craft room. And they work so well with the beautiful and understated letterpress look you can create with the Spellbinders BetterPress.

Altenew New Release & Giveaway!

Hi crafty friends! So happy to be back with a YouTube hop for Altenew, if you go over to my video and leave a comment you can win one of the amazing prizes!

Spellbinders Large Die of The Month January 2024

Hi crafty friends! First of all, I’m so honored to have been invited by Spellbinders to promote some of their club subscriptions this year. And WOW, what an amazing start to the year they’re having with this Large Die of The Month for January.

Spellbinders BetterPress of The Month January 2024

I don’t know about you, but I’m completely BetterPress Obsessed™️, so this Spellbinders subscription club is sure to bring me lots of crafting joy in 2024.

Spellbinders Small Die of The Month January 2024

Hi crafty friends! I wanted to share some inspiration for the Spellbinders Small Die of The Month club for January, so I made 2 fun little cards for you.

Thank You For a Wonderful Year

Hi crafty friends! I made a little card to thank all of you for making 2023 such a wonderful year for crafting. So I went into my craftroom and pulled out a few products that I hadn’t been able to use yet.

A Pocket Full of Happiness – 4 Quick Christmas Cards

Hi crafty friends! It’s no secret that A Pocket Full of Happiness is one of my favorite brands, and I’m so happy I still got to make some cards with their holiday release just in time for Christmas!

Alex Syberia Designs November Collection Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hi crafty friends! It’s time for a new release over at Alex Syberia Designs, it’s full of festive holiday goodies, perfect for the season!

Blog Hop & Giveaway – Fave Spellbinders Holiday Products

Hi crafty friends! I have a treat for you today. Not only am I sharing 3 cards using some of my favorite products from Spellbinders, there are a ton of other cardmakers doing the same today and if you comment on these blog posts you can win some amazing giftcards!

Alex Syberia Designs You Are Loved Release Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hi crafty friends! It’s time for another wonderful release and generous giveaway over at Alex Syberia Designs. Check out all the inspiration right here!

Alex Syberia Designs One-Year Anniversary Release Blog Hop | Giveaway | Over £800 ($1000) in prizes

Hi crafty friends! I’m back to show you the fantastic new release from Alex Syberia Designs. And we’re celebrating with a MASSIVE giveaway!

Alex Syberia Designs “Christmas In July” Release Blog Hop and Giveaway

Hi crafty friends! We’re celebrating Christmas in July with another new stunning Alex Syberia Designs release! Hop along to see all the inspiration so you can get started early on your christmas cards, and of course, don’t miss out on the giveaway!

Alex Syberia Designs “Sunkissed Memories” June Release Blog Hop and Giveaway

There is a sunny new collection over at Alex Syberia Designs and you know what that means! Lots of celebrations, hops and GIVEAWAYS!

Alex Syberia Designs “Time To Choose Magic” April Release Blog Hop and Giveaway

Hi crafty friends! I’m so happy to be back with some new release inspiration for Alex Syberia Designs! Giveaway information can be found below along with a video sharing amazing die cutting hacks for alphabet dies.

Alex Syberia Designs “Thank You For Being My Friend” February Release Blog Hop and Giveaway

It’s new release day over at Alex Syberia Designs, and we’re celebrating with a blog hop and giveaway! Alex Syberia Designs is giving away the full release bundle, valued at £280 ($340) in total, and giving away a £15 gift card to 2 lucky winners!

Jane’s Doodles New Release

Hi crafty friends! It’s new release day at Jane’s Doodles and I’m very excited about the new products, it’s not just stamps!

Set of Birthday Cards

Hi crafty friends! I’m back with a great hot foil trick for your cover dies! You can also watch the video linked below for more information.

Jane’s Doodles Holiday Release Hop

Hi crafty friends! I am so excited about the new Jane’s Doodles holiday release, and the GIVEAWAY! The new stamps and stencil are so unique and versatile! I can’t wait to see everyone’s projects on this blog hop.

Jane’s Doodles New Release

Hi crafty friends! I am so excited about the new Jane’s Doodles release, and the GIVEAWAY! The new stamps are so unique and versatile! I can’t wait to see everyone’s projects on this blog hop.

Alex Syberia Designs Kickstarter Campaign | Blog Hop 2 & Giveaway

Did you know that Kickstarter is all or nothing? That means that Alex Syberia Designs need to reach their funding goal to be able to go ahead and manufacture this beautiful collection, so please, help them! You can back them on their Kickstarter Campaign and you can help them spread the word about it!

Alex Syberia Designs Kickstarter Campaign | Blog Hop 1 & Giveaway

Today, we are celebrating the launch of Alex Syberia Designs’ very first collection of physical products through their Kickstarter Campaign! With clear stamps, dies and stencils, there’s something for everyone to love!

Reverse Confetti Blog Hop

Hi crafty friends! It’s time for another Reverse Confetti Blog Hop, and this time I have a very summery circle card to share! As always, you’ll find all the information in the video below!

Reverse Confetti Hot Foil Release

Hi crafty friends! And welcome to the new summer release from Reverse Confetti, buckle up because it’s a HOT one!

Jane’s Doodles Release Hop

Hi crafty friends! Time for another Jane’s Doodles release and fun blog hop with all the great perks that come with celebrating a new release (giveaway, sale… all info below!).

Reverse Confetti Hop

Hi crafty friends! It’s time for another great Reverse Confetti hop! Today I’m showing my favorite hot foiling trick with dies on my YouTube channel. Check out the video below!

Reverse Confetti New Release

Hi crafty friends! It’s a new release at Reverse Confetti so hop along to see inspiration with all the gorgeous new products!

New Release Hop Jane’s Doodles

Hi crafty friends! There’s a new release at Jane’s Doodles and of course we’re celebrating with a hop! You can also get 35% off your purchase all through the weekend at the Jane’s Doodles shop!

Reverse Confetti Hop

Hi crafty friends! It’s time for another Reverse Confetti blog hop and sale! Make sure to use code SPRING for 20% off your orders!

Jane’s Doodles Release Hop

Hi crafty friends! It’s that wonderful time again where we hop along to celebrate a new Jane’s Doodles release! Please make sure to leave comments on each stop of the hop for a chance to win a stamp set of your choice!

Reverse Confetti Release Hop

Hi crafty friends! It’s time for another Reverse Confetti release hop. And hop we will because it’s all about spring and easter.

Reverse Confetti Blog Hop

Hello crafty friends! Another month, another Reverse Confetti Blog Hop! Such a fun thing to look forward to every time. I will have a video linked below this video if you want to see how I made this card!

Jane’s Doodles Release Hop

Hello crafty friends! I’m back with another gorgeous new Jane’s Doodles release, believe me, it’s plane awesome! And to celebrate it we have a hop with a giveaway (more info below) and there’s a 25% discode over at the Jane’s Doodles shop too!

Reverse Confetti New Release Blog Hop

Hi crafty friends! I’m back with another card for Reverse Confetti’s latest release! And gosh, it’s cute!

Reverse Confetti Blog Hop

Hello crafty friends! I’m joining another lovely little hop for Reverse Confetti. Make sure to hop along by following the links at the bottom of this post for more information!

Waffle Flower Challenge

Hello crafty friends! I am so so excited to be part of the Waffle Flower December Challenge. This week is all about Winter Birthday Cards for Her and I’m happy to share my take on the challenge with you guys today.

Jane’s Doodles New Release Blog Hop

Hi crafty friends! I am super excited to not only be part of this amazing blog hop celebrating Jane’s new release, but also to announce that I’ll be joining the Jane’s Doodles Design Team! Now for today I have two cards to share using the stamps from the latest release!

Quick Floral Cards

Hi crafty friends! We all love a good floral card, but I’ve found between coloring flowers and fussy cutting them out, they tend to take a bit longer to make. So here’s a couple of ways to make quick floral cards that don’t skimp on the color either!

Shaped Cards

Hi crafty friends! It’s been a while since I’ve blogged outside of blog hops and I’m going to catch up on my backlog of cards by making longer technique posts. This one is all about making shaped cards!

Fairy House One Layer Card

Hi crafty friends! I usually love to add lots and lots of dimension to my cards, but for this one I focused on the coloring and created this fun one layer fall card using images from Streamside Studios.

Reverse Confetti Blog Hop – Adore Him

Hello crafty friends! It’s time for another Reverse Confetti release. We’re celebrating with a blog hop so make sure you hop along!

Reverse Confetti Blog Hop

Hello crafty friends! It’s time for another blog hop for Reverse Confetti where the Design Team will share lots of inspiration on every stop on the hop!

Reverse Confetti Blog Hop

Hi crafty friends! Today I’m excited to be participating in the Reverse Confetti blog hop celebrating their latest release which is absolutely boo-tiful!

CASual Friday: Masked Flowers on Bright Background

Hi crafty friends! I’m back with another clean and simple card using products from Pinkfresh Studio and a whole lot of patience.

The Sky’s The Limit

Hi crafty friends! I’m back with another bright and colorful card using some products from My Favorite Things and a fun technique to spice up your backgrounds.

Love You To The Beach And Back

Hi crafty friends! I’m back with another card showcasing the latest digi release from Streamside Studios. These mermaids and sea critters are perfect for your summer cards!

Let’s Sailabrate

Hi crafty friends! I’m back with another summery card while the weather over here continues to be anything but summery.

Pastel Rainbow Folk Art

Hello crafty friends! Today I’m back with a super simple card. I’m doing some emboss resist, ink smooshing, watercoloring and eclipse die cutting! So many techniques!

Sky High Friends Miss You

Hi crafty friends! Today I’m trying an emboss resist technique that I saw on Jennifer McGuire’s YouTube channel to make this gorgeous night sky.

Rainbow Adventure

Hi crafty friends! I’m back with another card for Crafty Meraki using some of their wonderful products alongside some products from My Favorite Things and Pinkfresh Studio.

CASual Fridays: Happy Mail Die Cut Stencil

Hi crafty friends! I’m going to try to make more Clean and Simple or CAS cards and I figured, why not make a series out of it?

Colorful Blooms

Hi crafty friends! I’m back with another card and video, this time inspired by the Pinkfresh Studio challenge. The colors for this month are so gorgeous!

Love You To The Beach And Back

Hi crafty friends! I’m back with yet another mini slimline card. I admit I might be slightly obsessed with them. This one showcases the new release from Streamside Studios and let me tell you, these two new digi stamp sets are freaking adorable.

Mini Slimline Space Shaker

Hi crafty friends! I’m totally hooked on mini slimline cards and on flat shakers. And I got to use this fun die set by Brutus Monroe, so I couldn’t resist making two cards today.

Hop Over the Rainbow

Hi crafty friends! Today I have a super soft watercolor baby card using some Mama Elephant products and a couple of fun techniques!

Hello Pumpkin

Hi crafty friends! Today I have a warm fall card to share with you. I put most of the focusing on the coloring because the 30 day coloring challenge has started today!

Partial Die Cut Gatefold Card

Hi crafty friends I’m back with a simple colorful gatefold design using some dies by A Pocket Full of Happiness.

Rainbow Roses

Hi crafty friends! I’m so happy to share this fun rainbow stamping technique with you today, I absolutely love how these flowers turned out.

Beary Merry Christmas

Hi everyone. I’m back with another card for Christmas in July and it turns out that while I don’t really like traditional Christmas cards around Christmas, I really like making them in July.

CAS Christmas Card

Hi crafty friends! I’m back with a super clean and simple christmas card for Streamside Studios. I used the Little Christmas digi stamp set and I love the look of these images.

More Friends Like You

Hi crafty friends! I’m back with another colorful card today using some products from My Favorite Things. I love their stamps because their images aren’t too small, perfect for a simple focal point.

Two For One Butterfly Design

Hi crafty friends! Today’s card design is a two for one. You can do this with any inks and any larger stamps in your stash, you’ll get a mixed media looking one-layer card and a CAS card, super fun!

Wish Upon A Dandelion

Hi crafty friends! I have another clean and simple no-line coloring card to share with you today. In today’s video I’m sharing how to color light and shadows in watercolor.

Tropical Paradise

Hi crafty friends! Today I made a card that only involved die cutting, no stamping. Which is so rare for me, but I discovered this new company and absolutely fell in love with their dies.

Rainbow Snail Mail CAS

Hello crafty friends! I’m back with another clean and simple card for Crafty Meraki. I love this little snail from the To-Tail-Ly awesome stamp set and wanted to make him the star of the show.

Flat Vellum Christmas Shaker

Hi crafty friends! It’s Christmas in July over at Streamside Studios so I made this fun no-bulk shaker card with one of the gorgeous fairy digi stamp sets.

Mini Slimline Stenciled Butterflies

Hello crafty friends! I’m back with another mini slimline card, this time for the Pinkfresh Studio monthly challenge, which is all about butterflies.

Vintage No-Line Coloring Card

Hello crafty friends! I’m back with a no-line coloring scene card. I don’t do a lot of scene cards, but this design was just stuck in my head and wouldn’t leave me alone.

MFT SC 550 – Dragon Hoard

Hello crafty friends! This is my card inspired by the MFT sketch challenge this week and it’s quite special because I actually made a YouTube video for it!

Feather Wreath

Hi crafty friends! I’m back with another card for Brutus Monroe and I’m so so pleased with how this one turned out.

Mini Slimline Hot Air Balloon

Hello crafty friends! I’m back with another mini slimline card. I’ve absolutely fallen in love with this card size. It’s so cute and fun.

For this card I started out by stamping the images from the Sky’s The Limit stamp set by Jane’s Doodles onto some Canson Montval 200 gsm watercolor cardstock. I stamped everything at once using my Misti stamping tool and the Versafine Onyx Black ink. I then embossed all the images with WOW Clear Gloss Super Fine embossing powder.

For once I’m not coloring it all in with the Karin Brushmarkers I’ve grown to love so much but with my regular Mijello Mission Gold watercolor set. I don’t like the browns in the Karin Markers, so it’s not the best for critters in my opinion. After I colored them all in I fussycut them out and set them aside. I die cut a light blue cardstock with one of the rectangle dies in the Essentials Mini Slimline die set by Pinkfresh Studio and a matting layer (1/4 inch larger on each side) from a darker blue cardstock.

I then used 4 blue Concord & 9th inks (Aqua Sky, Oceanside, Peacock and Midnight) and the MFT Rolling Clouds stencil to stencil clouds in the top left and bottom right corners of the panel. I start higher up in the panel with the lightest shade and work my way to the corners with the darker colors. I put all that together with foam tape, propping everything up for extra dimension and then made a matching envelope using my 1-2-3 Punchboard by We R Memory Keepers. I used a specialty light blue paper with flecks of gold and silver foil in it and did the same kind of cloud stenciling on it.

That finishes up this card! Please let me know if you have any questions. Make sure to follow me on Instagram, I post a new card every day! And subscribe to me on YouTube for video tutorials. In the supply list you can find all the products I used. Where possible I’ve used affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through these links, I will make a small (5 – 10%) commission to no extra cost to you. This helps me out a ton! You can also use code STUDIOKATO at checkout in the Crafty Meraki store or the Joy Clair Designs store to get 10% off your purchase!

Thanks Hug

Hi crafty friends! Today I’m back with a card for Crafty Meraki. I’m using an amazing Crafty Meraki die together with some My Favorite Things products.

Gold Glitter Butterfly

Hey crafty friends! I’m back with another way to stretch your digi stamps! Have you ever turned your digi stamps into stencils? It’s super fun!

Simple Daisy

Hi crafty friends! Today I’m back with another card for Streamside Studios. I absolutely love Shawne’s flowers and they’re perfect for quick and easy CAS cards.

Nightsky Slimline Boxcard

Hello crafty friends! It’s been so long since I made any kind of interactive card or box card but I finally got around to it again.

MFT SC 549: Beach Penguin

Hi crafty friends! I loved playing allong with the MFT Sketch Challenge this week. I went a little bit outside of the box and love the result.

Rainbow Butterflies

Hi crafty friends! I’m entering the Pinkfresh Studio monthly challenge today. The theme for July is butterflies and I can’t wait to make All The Cards for this!

Just Ducky

Hi crafty friends! I’m back with a super simple no-line coloring card using an adorable digi from Streamside Studios.

Watercolor Happy Birthday

Hello crafty friends! I’m back with another card for Crafty Meraki. I am loving guest designing for them, it’s going by way too fast!

Bee happy

Hi crafty friends! Today I enjoyed a super fun crfting break using some new supplies! Absolutely love how this card turned out and it was so quick to make!

Cas Mermaid Card

Hello crafty friends! Today’s card is another clean and simple one using the mermaid stamp set by My Favorite Things, which just so happens to be one of my favorite things.

Surf’s Up

Hi crafty friends! Yes, I’m back with another card using the new release by Jane’s Doodles. I just couldn’t resist this adorable summer stamp set. And as it happens, I’ve been in a summery mood.

Cute Kitties

Hi crafty friends! Today I had a lot of fun playing around with a simple die to create a fun and interesting background.

Congrats Bouquet

Hello crafty friends! One of my favorite European cardmaking brands is Jane’s Doodles and the two newly released stamp sets are just so gorgeous! Today I used the Fresh Cut Flowers for a colourful focal point on a simple card.

3D Carousel

Hi crafty friends! Today I have a super simple card design, with a fun 3D element to it that you can make with any symmetrical die cut!

Owl Be There

Hi crafty friends! I feel like it’s been a while since I’ve done no-line coloring, but this owl was just perfect for the technique!

Christmas In July

Hi crafty friends! The Joy Clair Design Team is all about Christmas in July this month and we’ve got a lot of fun stuff planned! There will also be a sale over on the Joy Clair store for the christmas products this month, so stay on the look out for that!